Twitter whistleblower testifies to Congress in high-profile hearing

Twitter whistleblower Anika Collier Navaroli testified before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability during a hearing about social media bias.

Navaroli told the Committee that “Twitter’s leadership bent and broke their own rules in order to protect some of the most dangerous speech on its platform.” She warned lawmakers: “If we do not fix social media, January 6th will happen again.”

The Signals Network represents Navaroli and provides her with support through its Whistleblower Protection Program.

Read about the hearing here.

Ex-Facebook content moderator, whistleblower speaks at UNESCO conference in Paris

Former Facebook content moderator Daniel Motaung and Time magazine investigative reporter Billy Perrigo held a fireside chat last week at UNESCO’s global “Internet for Trust” Conference in Paris.

Motaung, who receives support from TSN, offered his thoughts on ways to effectively regulate social media and help content moderators who develop PTSD when regulating graphic content. He is calling for more ethical and professionalized practices within the industry. You can read about the talk here.

Uber whistleblower urges Brussels parliament for stricter lobbying laws

Mark MacGann, the whistleblower behind the Uber Files, earlier this month testified to the Brussels Parliament, arguing that stricter lobbying regulations are needed.

Recounting his experience as a former lobbyist for Uber, whose aggressive lobbying tactics were featured in several major stories published as part of the Uber Files in July 2022, MacGann told lawmakers that the legislative process disproportionately favors the interests of big tech companies at the expense of workers.

MacGann will also testify to the Dutch and French parliaments on March 8 and 9, respectively. TSN acts a legal counsel for MacGann through its Whistleblower Protection Program. You can read his Brussels testimony here.

European court ruling brings new guidelines for whistleblower protection laws

In a landmark case concerning revelations about accounting firm PwC Luxembourg’s tax avoidance practices, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the public interest in the LuxLeaks disclosures to the media outweighed any harm done to the firm.

The decision has set new precedents in cases involving whistleblowers. The ruling comes from a lawsuit filed by LuxLeaks whistleblower Raphaël Halet, an ex-employee of the company. The main whistleblower behind the LuxLeaks case, Antoine Deltour, is a board member of TSN.

You can read about Deltour’s reaction and the details of the ruling here.